As a result of the fire in the "Surmalu" shopping center 18 pavilions  and 4 warehouses with property were completely burned out

ArmInfo. As a result of the fire in the "Surmalu" shopping center, 18 pavilions with toys and household goods, as well as 4 warehouses with property, were  completely burned out.

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency  Situations of the Republic of Armenia, the area of the fire was about  2000 square meters.

As ArmInfo previously reported, the signal about the fire in the  shopping center was received by the control panel of the RA Ministry  of Emergency Situations on April 6 at 03:07 am.

According to the department, the fire was assigned the second degree  of complexity. Six combat crews of the firefighting and rescue squad  of the Yerevan SS Rescue Department of the Ministry of Emergency  Situations, a fire engine with a ladder, an operational group of the  national crisis management center, duty groups of the department for  organizing fire extinguishing and rescue operations and the medical  support department left for the scene.

"It turned out that a fire broke out in the central building of the"  Surmalu "shopping center (about 2,000 sq.  m.). Two more combat crews  of the fire and rescue squad of the Yerevan Rescue Department of the  Ministry of Emergency Situations went to the scene.

The fire was assigned the third degree of complexity: six more combat  crews of the fire-and-rescue detachment of the Yerevan SS Rescue  Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and a fire engine  with a ladder left for the scene. The fire was localized at 06:24.  The pavilions of toys and household goods were burned down along with  the property, "the ministry said in a statement.  At the same time,  it was emphasized that the head of the Ministry of Emergency  Situations of Armenia Andranik Piloyan, director of the Rescue  Service, Colonel Armen Gasparyan arrived at the scene. The fire was  extinguished at 08:39 local time.

We also note that an investigative group is working at the site of  the fire in the shopping center, and investigative measures are being  taken.